CHRISTMAS PARTY:

 

Our Christmas Party will be Thursday, December 19th.  I will send home reminders closer to time if you volunteered to provide snacks. 

There will be no student gift exchange during the Christmas Party; however, the students will be receiving gifts from me.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS:

 

As much as I love receiving Christmas presents from my students, our class needs supplies more than I need gifts.  I’m asking that students not bring Christmas presents for me; instead, if you would like to give me something, bring items for the classroom.  Below you will find a list of items we could use:

Toys!! (Legos, Animal Figures, Blocks, Tool Set, Doctor Set, etc)

Small Toys for our Prize Box (balls, jewelry, pens, notepads, etc)

Craft Supplies (glitter, beads, sequins, glitter glue, wiggle eyes, alphabet beads, etc)

Colored Expo Markers

Play Dough

Sidewalk Chalk

Children’s Books

Cardstock

Fun Size Bags of Skittles or M & M’s

Pull and Peel Twizzlers

Zipper Plastic Bags

Plastic Cups, Plates, Forks, and Spoons

Snacks

Silly Putty

…..And anything else the kids would enjoy having in class!

Thank you all for your generosity throughout this school year and your thoughts this Christmas season. 

Merry Christmas!!!

STOCKINGS:

 

This afternoon, you will find a plain red stocking in your child's folder.  Over Thanksgiving break, please help your son/daughter decorate this stocking with items from around the house.  This project is optional, but I hope you will take a few moments to complete the activity over the next few days.      

Items that have been used in the past:

*crayons/markers

*cotton balls

*cereal

*candy

*glitter

*wrapping paper

*small beads

*stickers

Please have the completed stocking back at school on Monday, December 2^nd.  Also, be sure to incorporate your child’s name into the stocking design so we will be able to identify it.  These stockings will be displayed in our hallway during the month of December.  Thank you for participating!

 

CHRISTMAS PROJECTS:

 

During the next three weeks, our classroom will be busy with Christmas activities and projects!  We will be making a Tasty Christmas Tree, enjoying Polar Express Day, and so much more!  There are a lot of items we need to make these projects successful and enjoyable for your child.  These items include: 

Hot Cocoa Mix (in large 20 oz container)

Small Foam Cups

Mini Marshmallows

Waffle Cones (to decorate as Christmas Trees)

Mini or Original M&Ms

Tub of Icing (Green if available, if not get white)

WRITING:

Now that we have finished working on forming our letters with the Handwriting Without Tears program we have begun more independent writing. Most recently the students have been writing one sentence about a topic of interest and drawing a picture to match the sentence.  We have also been working on our letters to Santa this week and hopefully will finish those tomorrow. I will be emailing Santa each child's letter, which allows them to bring their letters home for you to enjoy and see how well they are doing in writing. The kids know I am emailing Santa and are excited to get to show their letters to their parents! If you want to mail the letters to Santa once you receive them, feel free! :)  Please be practicing sentence writing at home using sight words and sounding out any words s/he does not know. Thank you for your help!

MISS BERNIE:

 

The 62^nd Annual Miss Bernie Pageant will be held Friday, December 7 in the school cafeteria.  Mrs. Williams has been directing this pageant for the past several years.  All proceeds from the pageant go to supplies for our kindergarten classrooms and our PAT program. We use the money for classroom projects, last minute items for lessons or special occasions (ex. small supplies for the PAT Booth at the Bernie Fall Festival or items not donated for certain classroom events), special snacks, and so much more! If you would like to enter your child or know someone that does want to enter, please email me and request an application and send it back to me with the entry fee for that age category.  If not, please come out support our kindergarten and PAT programs by being a spectator and cheering on the contestants!

REMINDERS:

 - The food drive for the local food pantry is going on this week.  Please send in cans or boxed items to be donated to the less fortunate. 

- November 18-22 is American Education Week.  All week the students are encouraged to donate "Bucks to Better Kids' Futures." All donations will go to the Stoddard County Children's Home.  Also, this Friday is "Career Day." The students are encouraged to dress up as their chosen profession.